ace

nouns

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
"he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
1, I, ace, one, single, unity
one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
ace
is a type of (narrower)
one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
playing card
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard
a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
ace
is a type of (narrower)
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
"his powerful serves won the game"
serve, service

verbs

succeed at easily
"She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
ace, breeze through, nail, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through
score an ace against
"He aced his opponents"
ace
is a type of (narrower)
gain points in a game
"The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
hit, rack up, score, tally
play (a hole) in one stroke
ace
domain category
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
golf, golf game
is a type of (narrower)
participate in games or sport
"We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
play
serve an ace against (someone)
ace
domain category
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
lawn tennis, tennis
is a type of (narrower)
put the ball into play
"It was Agassi's turn to serve"
serve

adjectives

of the highest quality
"an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops